Daily Archives: November 20, 2013

The Las Vegas Justice Court has begun utilizing a “rolling” three-year review period relating to driver histories. During the last Traffic Bench-Bar Committee meeting, Chief Judge Karen Bennett-Haron explained that the rolling three-year review period began on September 28, 2013. Thus, if a defendant received a traffic citation prior to that date, the particular citation... Read more

Effective November 1, 2013, the Odyssey File and Serve system for the Clark County courts will only accept document submissions in a PDF format. For more information, contact Tyler Technologies at 1-800-297-5377.

Effective on November 4, 2013, the Las Vegas Justice Court will implement new sign-up procedures for walk-in attorney sessions in traffic cases. To participate in such sessions, attorneys will be required to reserve specific slots as follows: 1) Reservations can be made in person at the Attorney Window in the Justice Court Traffic Division, or... Read more

The schedule of upcoming meetings for the Family Bench Bar Committee are as follows: Thursday, November 7, 2013 Thursday, December 19, 2013 Thursday, January 30, 2014 Unless otherwise announced, all meetings will be held at noon in Courtroom 9 at the Family Courts and Services Center located at 601 North Pecos Road, Las Vegas, NV... Read more

On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 (NEW DATE!) the 8th Judicial District Court will hold the meeting of the Constructional Defect Bench Bar Committee. The meeting starts at noon at the at the Complex Litigation Center (CLC) located at 333 South Sixth Street in downtown Las Vegas. Attorneys do not need to RSVP prior to the... Read more

On Monday, August 26th, at noon, in Courtroom 7A, the Las Vegas Justice Court will be holding a follow-up Traffic Bench-Bar Meeting to discuss policy changes that will tentatively become effective on September 1, 2013. The changes include specific Traffic-School requirements and new calendaring procedures. Attorneys who handle a high volume of traffic tickets for... Read more

Attorneys admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada have been invited to apply for service on the mediation panel for the Court’s Early Mediation Program for Section 1983 Inmate Cases in the unofficial Southern Division of the District Court. On behalf of the court, U.S. Magistrate Judge George Foley,... Read more

The Clark County Courts will hold their annual kick-off meeting for the Truancy Diversion Program (TDP) on Monday, September 16, 2013 at 12:15 p.m. in Courtroom 9 of the Family Court and Services Center, 601 North Pecos Road, Las Vegas, Nevada. Volunteers are needed to judge the Truancy Diversion Program (TDP). TDP attempts to reduce... Read more

Effective Thursday, August 1, 2013, the hours of operation for public service counter serving the civil and criminal divisions of the Las Vegas Justice Court expanded. The public service counter, located on the second floor of the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas, remains open daily until 4:00 p.m. Telephone service hours also expanded... Read more

The Eighth Judicial District Court will hold the next Medical/Malpractice Status Check Calendar on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. only. The calendar will be held at the Complex Litigation Center, 333 S. Sixth Street in downtown Las Vegas. Endoscopy cases will... Read more